Professional Associations were late
to emerge in Kerala because of the fact
that qualified librarians were few and far
between till the establishment of the Department
of Library Science, University of Kerala
in 1961. With the increase in number a strong
feeling developed among professional librarians
that an Association should be formed which
should largely confine to professional and
academic matters. As a result, Kerala Library
Association (KLA) with membership restricted
to professionally qualified persons was
formed on 13.11.1972. Prof. K.A. Issac and
Sri. P.V. Varghese were elected President
and General Secretary respectively. The
Association secured registration as a society
under Charitable Societies Act on 8.12.1972
and became the first lawful body of professional
librarians in Kerala. : Read full text

Inauguration of KLA Centre for Professional Development and 2 Day Training Programme on KOHA, by Dr J. Rajan, Prof. & Head, Institute of Management in Kerala, University of Kerala, on 12 April 2014.
Dr. A, Gopikuttan, President, KLA, S. L. Faisal and Shri Binu K. John are also seen.

Prof. A Khyrunnisa A., writer and columnist, releasing the Librarian logo by handing over it to Smt. P. Suprabha, the State Librarian at the Women Librarians' Meet held on 8 March 2014 (International Women's Day), in Thiruvananthapuram. Dr. A. Gopikuttan, President, Dr. M. Lalitha, General Secretary, KLA and KLA EC Members are also seen. Read more

Prof. (Dr.) K. Poulose Jacob, Pro.Vice-Chancellor of CUSAT, inaugurated the International Seminar on "Research Impact, Publishing and Profiling", held at CUSAT and jointly organized by Kerala Library Association Ernakulam Region and the School of Marine Science, Cochin University, on 3rd January 2014. Prof. (Dr.) K. Sajan, Registrar in-charge and Dean, faculty of Marine Sciences, Prof. (Dr.) P. Pichappan, Visiting Professor, Zhejiang University of Technology, China and University of Zululand, South Africa, Dr. C. A. Babu, Coordinator and Director, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT and Mr. P.J Manuel, Convener and President, KLA Ernakulam Region are also seen. Read the Report

Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Executive Vice President, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment inaugurating the two day KLA National Seminar on 12 July 2013 at the Science and Technology Museum Hall, Thiruvananthapram. Dr G. Balamohanan Thampi, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala, presided over the function.
Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar, Head, DLIS, University of Kerala, Lalitha Lenin, Former Head, DLIS University of Kerala, Dr. A. Gopikuttan, President, KLA and S. L. Faisal, General Secretary, KLA are also seen. More Images and Reports